is a

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developed and published by

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for the

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. It was developed by

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, Sensory Sweep, and its Japanese developer Klein Computer Entertainment. A second volume, ''Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2'', was released on November 14, 2006 in North America, for

and

. The second volume as well as the

version of the first volume were not released in Japan. Two handheld compilations, ''Capcom Classics Collection Remixed'' (not released in Japan) and ''Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded'' (''Capcom Classics Collection'' in Japan) were released on March 22 and October 24, 2006 respectively on the

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. ''Reloaded'' and ''Remixed'' can also be played on the PlayStation Vita by downloading it on a PS3 and copying it via the USB transfer function to the Vita. A

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compilation, ''Capcom Classics Mini-Mix'' (North America only), was released on September 19, 2006. ''Reloaded'' and ''Mini-Mix'' were not developed by Digital Eclipse, but rather by Klein Computer Entertainment (which is also co-developed for Volume 1) and Sensory Sweep, respectively. Many of the games included in this compilation were re-released as part of ''

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and

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from February 19 to April 17, 2013.

Overview

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

, Capcom produced a series of five video game compilations titled '' Capcom Generations'' for the

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and

Sega Saturn The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it is the successor to the succes ...

, released in

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and the

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. The series as a whole compiled over 15 arcade games and the

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game '' Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts''. Each volume was accompanied by extra features such as a historical overview of each title, artwork gallery, hints and even cast profiles. All games in these compilations also contained enhanced gameplay options such as rapid fire, a bigger screen, and remixed soundtrack. ''Volume 1'' of ''Capcom Classics Collection'' contains all sixteen games from ''Capcom Generations'' and ''Street Fighter Collection 2'' respectively (converted from these ports rather than the arcade originals) and six added emulated titles. ''Volume 2'' features only titles not included in the ''Capcom Generations'' series, and has excluded ''

Super Street Fighter II is a 1993 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for Arcade video game, arcades. It is the fourth game in the ''Street Fighter II'' sub-series of ''Street Fighter'' games, following ''Street Fighter II Turbo'' (1992). It refines and ba ...

'' (1993) over a copy of ''Block Block'' (1991) despite the Breakout-type game being already featured on ''Capcom Puzzle World'' for the PlayStation Portable. As with the ''Capcom Generations'' titles, all games contain extra features, which consist of gameplay tips, artwork, listenable music and cast profiles, although the contents are not identical. All the extra features are typically unlocked by getting high scores or achieving unusual gameplay objectives, such as collecting the Yashichi item in several games or picking up Edi. E's gum in ''

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''. High scores can be saved for all the games for three different difficulty settings: Normal, Hardcore (in which only the minimum number of lives and continues are available and the AI is at its best), or Custom (if the player changes the options from the Normal or Hardcore settings). The home console volumes feature one bonus game each. The first volume features a "Deluxe Versus Mode" for the ''Street Fighter II'' games which allows two players to compete against each other by offering the players a selection of characters from all three installments of the ''Street Fighter II'' series included in the compilation. This game mode was originally from the ''Street Fighter Collection 2'' compilation for the PlayStation and Saturn, which are the versions emulated in ''Capcom Classics Collection'' and ''Reloaded''. ''Remixed'' and ''Volume 2'' contain a version of ''Quiz and Dragons'' that is exclusively composed of Capcom-related questions.

Lineup by volume

Volume 1

Volume 2

Portable versions

''Remixed'' and ''Reloaded'', both for the PSP contain mostly the same lineup of games from the two home console volumes. ''Reloaded'' contains the 16 games respectively from the ''Capcom Generations'' and ''Street Fighter Collection 2'' lineup plus '' Knights of the Round'', '' Eco Fighters'' and '' The King of Dragons'' while ''Remixed'', which came out before ''Reloaded'', contains the majority of remaining games from the home console versions of ''Vol. 1'' and ''2''. ''

Super Street Fighter II Turbo ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', released in Japan as is a 1994 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is the fifth installment in the '' Street Fighter II'' sub-series of ''Street Fighter'' games, following '' ...

'', '' Tiger Road'', and ''

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'' do not appear in the portable versions.

''Capcom Classics Collection Remixed''

''Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded''

''Capcom Classics Mini Mix''

''Capcom Classics Mini Mix'' is a compilation for the Game Boy Advance that was developed by ''Sensory Sweep'' and released around the same time as the home console and PSP versions. This GBA compilation includes three games originally released for the

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: * ''

Bionic Commando ''Bionic Commando'' is a series of Platformer, platform video games developed and owned by Capcom. Unique from other platformers, the player character is unable to jump, instead using a bionic arm to cross gaps and climb ledges. The player char ...

'' (1988) * '' Strider'' (1989) * ''

Mighty Final Fight is a 1993 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is a Spin-off (media), spinoff of Capcom's 1989 arcade game ''Final Fight (video game), Final Fight'', which was previously ported to th ...

'' (1993)

Other collections

* '' Capcom Generations'' * '' Capcom Puzzle World'' * ''

'' * '' Capcom Arcade Stadium''

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References

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